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Project Fi: Google Voice Features

I get lots of questions regarding Project Fi and Google Voice features. SPecifically, what features of Google Voice are included with Project Fi and what features are different. This has helped people in the past decide if they want to port their Google Voice number over to Project Fi or if they prefer to just get an entirely new number,Project Fi, as many of you know, works somewhat on the bones of Google Voice and that leads to a bit of confusion. So if you are looking for how GOogle Voice features work on Project Fi, read on.

Place calls, check voicemail, send texts across platforms

Must use Hangouts for this to feature to continue

Can no longer use Voice website to view or send texts

Call forwarding still works, with the exception of forwarding to other Voice or Fi #s

Anything already forwarding on Voice will transfer over to Fi

Forwarding rules, such as times or days will transfer over to Fi

Blocking Calls

Anything already set to be blocked with Voice will continue to be blocked in Fi

Block callers in Fi using the Contacts app

Slightly different from Voice in that it just prevents your phone from ringing, these calls will still come through on Hangouts or in Gmail

History of Calls and Texts through the Project Fi website

Voicemail transcriptions are included

Greetings can be set to different individuals or Circles

The following Voice features are not available at this time on Project Fi

Spam filtering

Recording calls or switching calls

Conference calling

Forwarding texts via email

Not a huge difference between the two, but enough to give some people pause as to what they want to do.

I get what you are saying, Robbie. I previously initiated calls via the GV site and sent them to one of my forwarded phones. One or two clicks online versus dialing 10 precise digits, and it was transparent to the recipient.